The unspoken phenomenon

Forced labour in Hungary: Przemilczane zjawisko: praca przymusowa na Węgrzech

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ID6136849
AuthorsWindt Szandra (Institute of Criminology, corresponding author), Szandra Windt Szandra Windt (National Institute of Criminology)
Year2021
IssueONLINE FIRST
Pages23 pp.-23
Publication date2021-02-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchiwum Kryminologii (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2719-4280 • E-ISSN: 0066-6890
PublisherPolish Scientific Publishers PWN (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.7420/ak2021.03
OpenAlexW3131044395
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

According to official criminal statistics, a total of 36 registered forced labour crimes were committed in Hungary between 2013 and 2019. Forced labour (Section 193 of the Criminal Code) was a separate statutory element in Hungary between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2020. In 2019, nearly 40 forced labour cases were analysed, the sociological and criminological characteristics of which are summarised and shown in this article following the statistical review. Based on the cases we examined, it can be said that the victim has alcohol problems, is homeless and unemployed, is in extremely poor health condition, has a low intellectual level and is elderly. In terms of their gender, there was a significant number of men among the victims of forced labour. Victims of forced labour and those crimes that were committed against them are even more hidden, even more difficult to detect and to prove than are acts of sexual exploitation. These people are a ‘hidden population’, statuses such as ‘subtenants’ or ‘accepted relatives’ obviously do not reveal the real situation to police officers arriving on the scene. It is possible that this situation prevails for years and is not brought to the authorities

Epistemology · Phenomenon · Philosophy · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition · Sex work and related issues

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